David Ives News

The passionate world of opera comes to life in Philadelphia Theatre Company's world premiere of Terrence McNally's Golden Age on January 22 - February 14.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada's longest running community theatre, is premiering a brand new space…..The Studio, located at 3890 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, just steps away from Las Vegas Little Theatre's Main Stage and Fischer Black Box theatres. The Studio is a smaller, more bare-bones venue, with seating for roughly 35 audience members. To unveil this new facility to the public, Las Vegas Little Theatre is presenting 'AN EVENING OF IVES'….three short one-act plays written by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain's IS HE DEAD?, LVLT's recent comedy production. Famous for his one-act plays, Ives has been called "…a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright..." by Time Magazine. 'AN EVENING OF IVES' will be performed Monday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 19.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada's longest running community theatre, is premiering a brand new space…..The Studio, located at 3890 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, just steps away from Las Vegas Little Theatre's Main Stage and Fischer Black Box theatres. The Studio is a smaller, more bare-bones venue, with seating for roughly 35 audience members. To unveil this new facility to the public, Las Vegas Little Theatre is presenting 'AN EVENING OF IVES'….three short one-act plays written by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain's IS HE DEAD?, LVLT's recent comedy production. Famous for his one-act plays, Ives has been called "…a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright..." by Time Magazine. 'AN EVENING OF IVES' will be performed Monday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 19.

Finian's Rainbow began previews at Broadway's ST. James Theatre, 246 West 44 Street, on Thursday, October 8, and opened on Thursday, October 29. The production will have played 22 previews and 92 performances. The show's cast recording will be released on February 2 on PS Classics.

The Ridgefield Theater Barn presents a special event to beat the winter blues, One Acts 2010: A night of hip one-act plays.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada's longest running community theatre, is premiering a brand new space…..The Studio, located at 3890 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, just steps away from Las Vegas Little Theatre's Main Stage and Fischer Black Box theatres. The Studio is a smaller, more bare-bones venue, with seating for roughly 35 audience members. To unveil this new facility to the public, Las Vegas Little Theatre is presenting 'AN EVENING OF IVES'….three short one-act plays written by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain's IS HE DEAD?, LVLT's recent comedy production. Famous for his one-act plays, Ives has been called "…a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright..." by Time Magazine. 'AN EVENING OF IVES' will be performed Monday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 19.

WeildWorks is pleased to announce the New York Premiere of Fêtes de la Nuit, Charles L. Mee's sexy meditation on lust, beauty and the divine experience of love. Fêtes de la Nuit is directed and choreographed by Kim Weild, who incorporates American Sign Language into a production that features three Deaf actors.

Award-winning stars are aligning for the annual Gala Benefit supporting the Ojai Playwrights Conference on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Ojai, California.

Cast members have confirmed and Michael Riedel in the New York Post is reporting as well that although options to transfer Finian's Rainbow to a smaller theatre (the Neil Simon presumably) in a scaled down production had been discussed, ultimately it was deemed economically unfeasible and the show will still close as originally announced on January 17th.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre adds an eighth main stage show to its 2010 season with a lineup that includes five new productions to its stage

Classic Stage Company (CSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will present VENUS IN FUR, a new play by David Ives, directed by Walter Bobbie, beginning performances January 13 at Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street).

What happens when a group of poor artists stage the death of a friend to drive up the price of his paintings? A fake funeral, cross-dressing, and lovers' deceptions, to name a few.

"I am delighted to announce our Fantastic 58th Season of Musicals," states Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars. "We have some wonderful world-class entertainment in store for 2010, from old-fashioned fun to brand new shows that are sure to dazzle. We are excited to bring the incomparable Melissa Gilbert to Atlanta in the new stage version of Little House on the Prairie, The Musical, to bring back Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, and to welcome the Blue Man Group for the very first time to our season. We've been asked for a long time to get The Sound of Music on our series and I'm pleased to say that we have it, along with the absolutely beautiful national touring production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Lastly, we'll add some comic relief with 9 TO 5: The Musical based on the smash hit movie with Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton."

The passionate world of opera comes to life in Philadelphia Theatre Company's world premiere of Terrence McNally's Golden Age on January 22 - February 14.

Aled Jones and Adam Cooper will lead Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS when it plays Theatre Royal Plymouth November 10-21 and The Lowry in Salford November 27-January 9.

Classic Stage Company (CSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will present VENUS IN FUR, a new play by David Ives, directed by Walter Bobbie, beginning performances January 13 at Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street).

Happy Holidays New York! The Tony Award® nominated hit musical Irving Berlin'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Randy Skinner, with music supervision by Rob Berman, returns to Broadway!

' OUI OUI A FRANÇA E AQUI, A REVISTA DO ANO' De Eduardo Rieche e Gustavo Gasparani Direção de João Fonseca

Producers David Richenthal, Jack Viertel, and Alan D. Marks have announced that the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of Finian's Rainbow will close on Sunday, January 17. The production will have played 22 previews and 92 performances.